Ipsilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema in a neurosurgical patient--a case report.
We report a case of a 42-year-old female with right parietal glioma, scheduled for elective craniotomy and tumor excision. The patient developed pneumothorax in the postoperative period. An incidence of unilateral pulmonary edema occurring as a result of rapid re-expansion of collapsed lungs is described. This type of pulmonary edema may delay postoperative recovery and have a catastrophic course especially in neurosurgical patients.
Khurana
Himanshu
H
Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Chauhan
Himanshu
H
Prabhakar
Hemanshu
H
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D015505:Chest Tubes; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013396:Suction / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation